About the event

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Date: 17 November 2025 (Monday)

Time: 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm (GMT-3)
Venue: Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone)

Agenda (Tentative):
 

• Opening Remarks
  Moderator: Amy Duchelle, Forests and Climate Team leader, FAO
  
   
• Part 1: Presentations
  - A Global Call to Unlock the Power of Peatlands – Peatland Breakthrough (Wetlands International)
  - Introduction to the Science-based framework for global Targets and Guiding Principle (Greifswald Mire Centre)
  
   
• Part 2: High-level Roundtable - Countries perspectives
  Ministers and High-level representatives from key countries across different regions will share how they plan to engage with and contribute to the Peatland Breakthrough, highlighting national efforts to scale up peatland conservation, restoration and wise use.
  
   
• Part 3: Non-State Actors Roundtable
  A second roundtable will engage Non-State Actors to share their experiences and how they can contribute to the Peatland Breakthrough, demonstrating how involving different actors is key to transforming the targets into practical action and impacts on the ground. 
  - Indigenous Community Representative: Mr Syaq Koyok, Malaysia
  - Finance: TBC
  - Foundation: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
  - Private sector: TBC

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